Karen Armstrong writes (page 36 in my edition) that heroes, "had to turn their backs on the familiar, and endure fearsome trials. They all had to face the prospect of death before returning with gifts to nourish the community… The hero feels that something is missing in his own life or in his society. The old ideas… no longer speak to him. So he leaves home and endures death-defying adventures. He fights monsters, climbs inaccessible mountains, traverses dark forests and, in the process, dies to his old self, and gains new insight or skill, which he brings back to his people." Using the criteria in this definition can one say that Paikea from the film Whale Rider is a hero? Why? Why not?
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